Positano | Campania

You’ve likely seen the postcards that center on the silly beautiful cliff-top villages of the famed Amalfi Coast. Here’ a secret; those pictures live up to their implied beauty. The jagged Lattari Mountains plunge into the Mediterranean, providing a dramatic backdrop to terraced lemon groves and whitewashed villages that cling to precipitous slopes. A narrow corniche traces the coastline from Sorrento east to the magical hill town of Ravello, an unhurried escape enhanced by a delightful summer music festival.